The Good and Beautiful You Quotes

“As Jeff anoints the infant’s forehead, he says, “I anoint you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and I mark you with the sign of the cross that you might know that you belong to Jesus.” He then anoints their hands and feet, saying, “I bless your hands that you will always serve him, and your feet that you may always follow him.” Then he anoints their heart, saying, “We bless your heart that you will always know how deeply he loves you.” Next he anoints their lips, saying, “We bless your lips that you will always speak of love for him.” Finally, he anoints the top of their head: “We pray the blessing of Jesus on the whole of your life, that you will know he is the friend who will never leave you or abandon you.”
― James Bryan Smith, The Good and Beautiful You: Discovering the Person Jesus Created You to Be

“As such, we should pray, as Macrina Weiderkehr prayed so eloquently, “O God, help me to believe the truth about myself, no matter how beautiful.”
― James Bryan Smith, The Good and Beautiful You: Discovering the Person Jesus Created You to Be